Project Gutenberg 2014-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 56 Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic) 1867 1940 Benson, Edward Frederic Benson, Edward F. (Edward Frederic) The House of Defence v. 1 Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The House of Defence, Vol. 1" by E. F. Benson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative begins with a sense of urgency and concern as Lord Thurso and his sister, Lady Maud Raynham, arrive at their estate in Caithness to address a typhoid epidemic striking the nearby village. The story explores themes of family loyalty, duty, and the interplay between health and emotional well-being as the characters navigate their circumstances. At the start of the novel, Lady Maud waits for her brother to return from delivering aid to the villagers affected by the epidemic. The setting portrays a stark contrast between the tranquil yet exposed grandeur of their home and the grim reality of the healthcare crisis unfolding in the nearby village. As the narrative unfolds, we witness the siblings' dynamic, particularly how Maud's optimism serves to uplift her brother's spirits. The foundation is laid for interactions with other characters such as Bertie Cochrane, an American with compelling beliefs about healing that may challenge Maud's perspectives as the story progresses. The opening chapters establish an intimate portrait of Maud's inner world and set the stage for the exploration of themes of illness, responsibility, and the potential for healing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45800/45800-h/images/cover.jpg en England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Christian Science -- Fiction Spiritual healing -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 327968 327978 2024-09-19T08:09:16.396194 2023-09-20T04:35:04.844146 text/html text/html 331127 2021-01-25T08:54:15 text/html; charset=utf-8 195072 2021-01-25T08:54:15 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 201023 2024-09-19T08:09:20.857149 application/epub+zip 204734 2024-09-19T08:09:17.037179 application/epub+zip 194147 2024-09-19T08:09:16.720175 application/epub+zip 304167 2024-09-19T08:09:24.031145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282764 2024-09-19T08:09:20.535196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272307 2022-09-20T20:26:28.009890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306353 306150 2024-09-19T08:09:15.745181 2023-09-20T04:35:04.251122 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 306191 2014-05-28T11:55:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 117384 2014-05-28T11:55:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 306184 2014-05-28T11:55:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117352 2014-05-28T11:55:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21289 2024-09-19T08:09:24.173107 application/rdf+xml 16535 2024-09-19T08:09:16.790138 image/jpeg 2458 2024-09-19T08:09:16.755165 image/jpeg 196335 2024-09-19T08:09:16.428160 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia